When I need my hard-boiled eggs finely chopped for recipes such as Cobb Salads, I peel them and run them through one of those netted bags that holds garlic. Just push through over your bowl!
By attosa from Los Angeles, CA
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A quick and easy way to make egg salad sandwich spread quickly is to use a pastry blender tool. This is normally used to get your pie crust ready to roll.
Next time you are cooking scrambled eggs, cook a double quantity and leave half to cool. These can then be mashed with your preferred mayonnaise and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
When making egg salad we all know to boil the water, add your eggs and cover. Turn the heat off and let sit for 20 minutes. No gray ring around the yolk and perfectly done.
Here are the questions asked by community members. Read on to see the answers provided by the ThriftyFun community.
I put to much liquid in my egg salad and it is messy. What can I do to dry it out some?
Put the egg salad in a bowl, and put paper towels on top. Press in the paper towels to squeeze out some moisture.
You can also add some cubed cooked potatoes to absorb some liquid.
Some suggestions:
Adding more eggs is the best choice.
Refrigerate for an hour to see if it thickens some.
But if way too much liquid you could try adding chopped up boiled potatoes.
A pastry cutter is great kitchen tool to chop up eggs for egg salad, potato salad or even deviled eggs. This page is about use a pastry blender for cutting eggs.
